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TAP™ Transfer Artist Paper is winner

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Lesley Riley’s Transfer Artist Paper is a winner of the 2011 Craft & Hobby Association – Winter Innovations Showcase. Has anyone tried this yet? If so do share your experience with it. I found this browsing over at C&T. Here is Amazon’s product description.

Transfer Artist Paper. Transfer your imagination into art with TAP, a premium-quality transfer paper that allows you to transfer images to virtually any surface with the heat of an iron. Have more fun with fabric, paper, wood, glass, metal, and more! Inkjet print, paint, stamp, or draw images on to TAP. Iron on to surface. Transferred images are crisp and colorfast, washable and crack resistant on fabric. This package contains (5) 11″ x 8-1/2″ sheets. Made in USA.

I’ve bolded the text that makes me want some of this….and now!

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  1. I have a package – only tried once – I colored directly on it and tried to iron on to a canvas and was very upset because it didn’t transfer like it said it would – since then I have not tried – not sure if I just didn’t do something right – but I did read the directions over and over again. guess I will give it another try some other day.

  2. I’ve used this a lot. The colors haven’t transferred vibrantly to t-shirts and flour sack cloth, but still love. On dark t-shirts, the colors look vintage. Son loves his personalized Nerf logo shirt. Grandma loves the tea towels made w/ 5 yo’s artwork. Looking forward to trying other materials. One tip is that there’s a noticeable “film” around the images after transfer, so you want to trim closely or frame the image well to be less noticeable. Washes well. Large packs are cheaper at Joann.com.

Have you read?

In the Garden Layer Cake – A Bloom-Filled Fabric Collection for Spring Sewing

Some fabric collections feel pretty, some feel useful, and then there are those rare ones that instantly spark a dozen ideas the moment you see them. The In the Garden Layer Cake from Fat Quarter Shop falls firmly into that last category. From the moment I opened the pack, it felt like stepping into a watercolor garden—soft, romantic, full of movement, and brimming with detail that invites you to slow down and really look.

This collection brings together an elegant mix of florals, garden motifs, and soothing color palettes that feel like they were created for spring quilting. Instead of loud novelty prints, the designer chose a gentle balance of botanical sketches, scattered blossoms, tiny seed patterns, and larger feature florals that work beautifully in both traditional and modern layouts.

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If you enjoy sewing projects that feel light, fresh, and inspired by nature, In the Garden is a collection worth adding to your stash. It has all the qualities quilters look for: balance, versatility, gentle movement, and that spark of creativity that makes you want to start a project immediately. Whether you’re planning a gift quilt, treating yourself to a new spring project, or simply building your fabric library with a set of prints that will play nicely with others, this layer cake is a thoughtful and inspiring choice.